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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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